On the dynamic range improvement and robustness against branch imbalance of mode-multiplexing LINC amplifiers

Proceedings of the 37th European Microwave Conference, EUMC

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 178-181

  Helaoui, M ^a   Boumaiza, S ^a   Ghannouchi, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamic range; Gain imbalance; LINC; Outphasing; Power amplifier; Power efficiency

Indexed keywords

MULTIPLEXING; POWER AMPLIFIERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

DYNAMIC RANGE; GAIN IMBALANCE; LINC; OUTPHASING; POWER EFFICIENCY;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 48349099948     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMC.2007.4405155     Document Type: Conference Paper

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